World Cities of Scientific Knowledge: Systems, Networks and Potential Dynamics. An Analysis Based on Bibliometric Indicators

Urban Studies ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1879-1897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Wichmann Matthiessen ◽  
Annette Winkel Schwarz ◽  
Søren Find
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Research Output ◽  
World City ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
World Cities ◽  
World City Network ◽  
The World ◽  
City Network ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Number Of Citations

This paper is based on identification of the pattern of the upper level of the world city network of knowledge as published in a series of earlier papers. It is our aim to update the findings and relate to the general world city discussion. The structure of the world cities of knowledge network has changed over the past decade in favour of south-east Asian and south European cities and in disfavour of the traditional centres of North America and north-western Europe. The analysis is based on bibliometric data on the world’s 100 largest cities measured in terms of research output. The level of co-authorship between researchers in different cities is an indicator of links and respect, and the number of citations of papers produced by researchers located in each city is an indicator of respect. Finally, one research discipline is selected for an experiment in forecasting future hot spots of research.

scholarly journals An Appraisal of Asia-Pacific Cities as Control and Command Centres Embedded in World City Network

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1879-1882
Author(s):  
Z. Li ◽  
S. R. S. Dawood ◽  
X. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
World City ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
World Cities ◽  
Pacific World ◽  
World City Network ◽  
City Network

Since the globalization trend is proliferating at a staggering rate, world cities have emerged as the most dominant vanguard incorporated into global economy. Control and command function is one of the robust integral parts of world city formation, which is closely associated with the corporate headquarter status of some dominant multinational companies. Previous research works on this topic tend to concentrate on the Western Europe and North American arenas neglecting the Asia-Pacific region. Hence, the objective of this paper is to explore control and command functions of Asia-Pacific cities with reference to headquarters’ locations of multinational companies. The methodology will utilize the Forbes global 2000 dataset from the seminal study of GaWC research group, and apply the control and command center model and the interlocking city network model to discover the control and command index, as well as network connectivity of Asia-Pacific cities. Based upon the empirical study of this research, we could identify the hierarchical structure and spatial structure of Asia-Pacific world cities to emerge as some control and command centers embedded in world city network.

scholarly journals The world city network: Evaluating top-down versus bottom-up approaches

Cities ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Lüthi ◽  
Alain Thierstein ◽  
Michael Hoyler
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
World City Network ◽  
The World ◽  
City Network

On the global city map, but not in command? Probing Manila’s position in the world city network

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 2897-2915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Kleibert
Keyword(s):  
Global City ◽  
World City ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Producer Service ◽  
World City Network ◽  
The World ◽  
City Network ◽  
Advanced Producer Service ◽  
And Control ◽  
City Rankings

The changing geography of service employment and the relocation of back-office service tasks to developing economies present a challenge to contemporary world city network research and methodology, as cost-driven offshoring may wrongly suggest a city’s increased importance in global city rankings. In particular, financial service firms, but also management consultancies, law firms, and other advanced producer service firms have offshored tasks abroad. These firms’ offices are attributed a vital role in the world city network literature and form the basis for world city rankings using the interlocking network model. Based on empirical research on advanced producer service firms in Metro Manila, the Philippines, this paper argues that the existence of linkages and the appearance ‘on the map’ of dominant economic flows does not automatically lead to an increased command and control position of Manila. Instead, the attraction of lower-end services leads to Manila’s dependent articulation into global service production networks. The findings challenge the key assumptions about ‘command functions’ and ‘strategic role’ of global cities that underpin the global city rankings. The paper critiques current conceptualisations of command and control in global urban network theory in the light of changing intra-firm divisions of labour in advanced producer service firms, and stresses the importance of qualitative research.

Measuring Centrality and Power Recursively in the World City Network: A Reply to Neal

Urban Studies ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1641-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Boyd ◽  
Matthew C. Mahutga ◽  
David A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
World City Network ◽  
The World ◽  
City Network

Changing Connectivities of Chinese Cities in the World City Network, 2010–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Derudder ◽  
Zhan Cao ◽  
Xingjian Liu ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Liang Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
World City Network ◽  
The World ◽  
City Network
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